This kind of loss is familiar to me.
tries to help the immune system better fight cancer.) Both treatments can leave people more susceptible to infection. In order to avoid sickness and to ultimately stay alive, Hoover spent months confined to a room in her house, with only the company of her husband, whodoorknobs and other surfaces on a daily basis to help her avoid contact with pathogens from the outside world.
“It’s so surreal seeing the masses suddenly living what’s been my default lifestyle and watching them try to cope without any preparation, much like I had to do when I was diagnosed with advanced-stage cancer at 20,” Lauren, now 29, tells SELF. Like Hoover, Lauren, and me, so many people living with chronic illnesses are already primed for isolation. So many of us have adjusted to staying home, working from home, cooking in, and missing events because we are either too sick to go out or don’t feel physically or mentally up for it. So many of us have already been through each stage of grief over so many things that we’ve lost. In a sense our illnesses have readied us for this moment when society at large is being asked to stay home.
First, remember that physical isolation shouldn’t automatically translate into emotional isolation. “Know that it’s temporary and that there are ways to connect,” Hoover says. In a time of so much upheaval to essentially every part of our lives, it’s really important toBeyond that, give yourself some space to process. Slow down as much as you can and take inventory of your daily life, like by journaling. Keep record of what’s happened, what you think is to come, and how you are feeling now.
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